Aldeia Airport

Presumed military abandonment. The Cuando Cubango province was a central theater of the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). Numerous temporary and clandestine bush airstrips were created by various factions (MPLA, UNITA, South African, and Cuban forces) for logistical support. With the end of the conflict, such remote military support airfields were no longer needed and were abandoned.

The site at coordinates -16.21254, 17.67218 is currently undeveloped, remote savanna and bushland. High-resolution satellite imagery shows no visible traces of a runway, taxiways, buildings, or any other airport infrastructure. The land appears to have been completely reclaimed by nature.

The airport is not officially documented. Its ICAO code, AO-0061, is an unofficial country-specific identifier, suggesting it was never a registered civilian airport. If it existed, its significance would have been purely military or logistical, serving as a supply point for troops operating in the remote southeastern Angolan bush during the civil war. The generic name 'Aldeia' (Portuguese for 'village') suggests it may have served a small, nearby settlement or military outpost that no longer exists or is not prominently named on modern maps.

None. There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airstrip. Given its extremely remote location, the lack of a local population or economic activity, and the absence of any remaining infrastructure, there is no practical or economic reason to re-establish an airport at this site.